Mother Nature Network: Most people you ask would be hesitant to describe arachnids as "cute," but that's probably because they've never laid eyes on a peacock spider.
These Australian jumping spiders are super tiny (only a few millimeters long), but what they lack in size is made up in their naturally flamboyant attitude and style. Although they belong to the Maratus genus, their common name is a reference to their distinctive peacock-like courtship dances that are performed by the males when they're trying to woo a...